Checkout, Log In, or RegisterWelcome back! Click the green button below to continue the checkout process.Hunting6 Key Issues We Hope the New Interior Secretary Tackles—and How to Pull It Off in This Partisan EraBy Andrew McKean4 hours agoWhile the full Senate mulls her confirmation, I’d like to present a roadmap for the Interior. I offer this roadmap as a western landowner, a dyed-in-the-wool public land hunter, a former reporter on Indian country, a climate change believer, and the Hunting and Conservation Editor of Outdoor Life. Here’s what we’d like to see Haaland consider on energy, public lands, grizzlies, and more as she moves closer to becoming our next Secretary of the Interior.GearBest Men’s Hiking Shoes: Essential Hiking Gear for GuysBy Outdoor Life Commerce Team6 hours agoGet the best men’s hiking shoes on the market! Check out this hiking footwear and pick a pair that complements your hiking style & needs.GunsIs the Military Really Buying Up All the Civilian Ammo?By Andrew McKean7 hours agoOne of the most frequent rumors is that the ammo shortage is our government’s fault. The claim goes something like this: Civilian ammunition was in short supply anyway, but then contracts for military and law enforcement agencies plucked inventory off retailers’ shelves and out of consumers’ grasp. That’s nonsense, say sources with deep experience in the ammo industry.HuntingHow to Turn a Rescue Dog, a Couch-Potato Lab, or an Off-Breed Pup into a Hunting DogJennifer Wapenski10 hours agoYou don’t need champion bloodlines to enjoy hunting over a good dog.HuntingThe Best States to Hunt Early Season TurkeysBy Josh DahlkeMarch 4, 2021All four of these states have over-the-counter tags, so it’s not too late to plan a spring gobbler adventureHuntingHow a New Yorker Falls in Love with BowhuntingCliff CadetMarch 3, 2021While I’d had an archery lesson before, I’d never seen so much hunting equipment before. I’d never seen any hunting equipment before. So I bought a bow. For about a year, I popped in and out of local ranges. I never really shot consistently.GunsThe Best Workhorse Shotguns That Are No Longer in Production (But You Need to Own)By Joe GenzelMarch 3, 2021These are some of the best old pumps, autoloaders, and double guns you can take afield…if you can find themOpen CountryOur Newest National Park Allows Hunting? How Locals Fought for the New River Gorge’s Sporting Traditions, and TourismBy Natalie KrebsMarch 2, 2021Hunting inside a national park is never allowed, but hunting is permissible inside a national preserve. Credit for this New River Gorge designation victory goes to the West Virginians who worked hard to turn their favorite place into a national park—without compromising the sporting and paddling traditions that make it so special. But how, exactly, do you turn a piece of public land into a national park? And better yet, why would you want one in your backyard?
